The most important therapeutic goals for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are eliminating
signs and symptoms (such as joint pain, swelling, and stiffness); preventing joint damage or …

Objective Due to advances in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapies over the last few years, an
increasing proportion of patients are able to achieve a state of remission. However, the …

Objective Given the inconsistency of remission definitions in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) trials,
the goal of this American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism …

Over the last 30 years, treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has improved dramatically. By
the early 2000s, disease remission had become a realistic goal, although definitions of …

Over the last 30 years, treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has improved dramatically. By
the early 2000s, disease remission had become a realistic goal, although definitions of …

Over the last 30 years, treatment for RA has improved dramatically. By the early 2000s,
disease remission had become a realistic goal, although definitions of remission varied …

Evidence presented in 2011 suggests that rheumatoid arthritis might comprise two separate
diseases—each with different etiological underpinnings—and that kinase inhibitors could …

Advances in therapy mean a state of remission is increasingly an achievable goal in
rheumatoid arthritis. However, using remission as a target of treatment begs the question of …

Objective Remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an increasingly attainable goal, but there
is no widely used definition of remission that is stringent but achievable and could be …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects approximately 1.5 million individuals in the
United States, or approximately 1% of the US adult population. In women, RA most often …